[Southack]

"Bolam sued for libel and invasion of privacy. Seven weeks after publication, McGraw-Hill pulled the books from stores. Years later, the defendants offered to settle the case for $2 million if Bolam would provide fingerprints in front of a judge. She dropped her suit instead. Before she died on July 7, 1982, she donated her body to science with strict instructions that she was not to be fingerprinted or otherwise identified. Bolam's body was cremated and her ashes were buried in a common unmarked grave. Her death certificate listed her parents as "unknown."

Talk about going to an extreme to go along with the gag!

[kinhistorian]

Some genealogist could try to do a search on Irene and find out if she was really born. With a name like Craigmile (probably a surname)it shouldn't be difficult to find. And if there is an Irene Craigmile Bolam what did she do with her life before the disappearance of Earhart.